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Monthly climate in Kedougou, Senegal

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kedougou features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 27 °C (80 °F) and 34 °C (93 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 14 °C (58 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (110 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 884 mm (34.8 inches) and receives 84 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kedougou enjoys an average of 3627 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 23 minutes to 12 hours 50 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Kedougou, Senegal §

The warmest months in Kedougou are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 32 to 34 °C (90 - 93 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 27 to 27 °C (80 - 81 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kedougou experiences 329 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Kedougou, Senegal.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 39°C
(103°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(102°F)
Mean maximum 38°C
(101°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 42°C
(109°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(100°F)
Average high 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(96°F)
Daily mean 27°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Average low 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Mean minimum 16°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Minimum 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(58°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kedougou, Senegal §

Kedougou usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 21 rainy days and 249 mm (9.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kedougou are January, February and December. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kedougou, Senegal.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 14 (0.5) 46 (1.8) 165 (6.5) 319 (12.6) 263 (10.4) 75 (2.9) 3 (0.1) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 2 8 19 24 22 9 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Kedougou, Senegal §

The sunniest months in Kedougou are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 52 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kedougou: January, August and September receive an average of 8 hours 37 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kedougou, Senegal.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 261 296 336 325 338 318 291 258 273 305 303 318
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 27m 11h 43m 12h 3m 12h 24m 12h 41m 12h 50m 12h 45m 12h 30m 12h 10m 11h 49m 11h 31m 11h 23m

Solar UV radiation in Kedougou, Senegal §

Kedougou experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Kedougou UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kedougou, Senegal.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 10 10 12 12 13 13 13 14 14 12 10 9